David M. Carroll (born 5 January 1942) is an American
naturalist, author and illustrator.
He has investigated for the
endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
programs of
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Maine, the
Environmental Protection Agency
A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...
, and the
National Park Service. He lives in
Warner, New Hampshire.
Awards
* 2009
National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction
* 2006
MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and commonly but unofficially known as the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 ind ...
* 2001
John Burroughs Medal The John Burroughs Medal, named for nature writer John Burroughs (1837–1921), is awarded each year in April by the John Burroughs Association to the author of a book that the association has judged to be distinguished in the field of natural hist ...
for distinguished
nature writing
* Environmental Merit Award from the EPA
* Tudor Richards Award, from NH Audubon Society
Works
* ''The Year of the Turtle: A Natural History'', DIANE Publishing Company, 1999,
* ''Trout reflections: a natural history of the trout and its world'', St. Martin's Press, 1993,
''Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetlands Year'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001,
''Self-Portrait with Turtles: A Memoir'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005,
''Following the Water: A Hydromancer's Notebook'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009,
References
External links
"Naturalist David Carroll Wins MacArthur Grant", ''NHPR'', Lisa Peakes, September 19, 2006.
* (talk at Tufts University)
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1942 births
American male writers
MacArthur Fellows
Living people
People from Warner, New Hampshire
Writers from New Hampshire